About Gaihr Village

Gaihr is a small village in Palampur tehsil, in the district of Kangra, Himachal Pradesh. The Census of India 2011 recorded a population of 330, made up of 157 males and 173 females. That works out to a sex ratio of about 1,102 females per 1000 males. The village covers 43.29 hectares hectares. Its pincode is 176061, shared with the other villages in the same post office area.

Gaihr Overview

Census 2011 figures for Gaihr village
Description	Value
State	Himachal Pradesh
District	Kangra
Tehsil	Palampur
Pincode	176061
Area (hectares)	43.29 hectares
Population	330
Male Population	157
Female Population	173
Sex Ratio (females per 1000 males)	1,102
Bus Service (public)	Available within village
Bus Service (private)	Available within village
Nearest Railway Station	Available within 10+ km distance

How Gaihr compares

By the 2011 count Gaihr is the 194th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, which puts it a little below average, where the typical village holds 469 residents. Its 43.29 hectares work out to about 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled. On the sex ratio, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

Getting to Gaihr

Gaihr is served by buses within the village, though the nearest railway station is further out. The census records public bus service for Gaihr as Available within village. Private bus service is recorded as Available within village. For rail, the census notes the nearest railway station as Available within 10+ km distance. These entries describe what was recorded in 2011 and services may have changed since.

How far is Gaihr from other places

Gaihr lies about 30 km from Kangra, and the nearest railway station is Patti Rajpura, about 7.3 km away. The figures below are straight-line distances from the village to each place. A road journey is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again.

Distances from Gaihr
Tehsil headquarters	Palampur	2.2 km
Nearest railway station	Patti Rajpura	7.3 km
Nearest town	Dharamsala	26 km
District headquarters	Kangra	30 km

Villages closest to Gaihr

These are the nearest recorded villages by distance rather than by name, all of them in Palampur tehsil.

Source: Census of India 2011, the most recent completed census. Figures have not been revised since collection. Read more on our about the data page.

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Common questions about Gaihr

As per the Census of India 2011, Gaihr village had a population of 330. That makes it the 194th largest of the 365 villages in the tehsil, a little below average for the tehsil, where the typical village holds 469 residents.

Gaihr village has 157 males and 173 females as recorded in the 2011 census.

Working from the 2011 counts, Gaihr has about 1102 females for every 1000 males. In short, women outnumber men here, well above the tehsil average of 1062.

The pincode recorded for Gaihr is 176061. Large villages sometimes share a pincode with neighbouring settlements.

Gaihr covers 43.29 hectares as recorded in the census. Against its 2011 population that is roughly 7.6 people per hectare, moderately settled.

Gaihr falls under Palampur tehsil of Kangra district in Himachal Pradesh.

The nearest railway station to Gaihr is Patti Rajpura, about 7.3 km away in a straight line. The 2011 census recorded it as available within 10+ km distance.

The census records public bus service as Available within village and private bus service as Available within village for Gaihr.

Gaihr is about 30 km from Kangra in a straight line. Road distance is longer, usually by a quarter to a half again, depending on the route.

Gaihr is in Palampur tehsil of Kangra district. Palampur is about 2.2 km away. Patti Rajpura is about 7.3 km away. Dharamsala is about 26 km away. Straight-line distances are a guide to how far out the village sits, not a driving figure.